Magic: the GAFering |OT2|
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WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Ulamore, the Finite (9)
Reverse Annihilate, Banding, Trample
When Ulamore, the Finite attacks, target player puts X creatures from their graveyard into the battlefield, tapped.
11/11
Reverse Annihilate, Banding, Trample
When Ulamore, the Finite attacks, target player puts X creatures from their graveyard into the battlefield, tapped.
11/11
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
divisionbyzorro
Member
Come to think of it, Athreos and Pharika are almost backwards in terms of how their flavor and mechanics line up.
Athreos lines up pretty well with general Charon stereotypes; pay the price and he ferries the dead into the underworld, fail to do so and he sends them back. He doesn't line up so well with the actual description on the site, but I'll give him a pass.
Pharika is just messed up. She's more like the God of Herpetology than the God of Affliction.
damn firemind-amus called this
hahahaha
golgari is so dull. fuck. I wouldn't be caught dead playing b/g.
now watch and see a u/r card copying spells.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
GB has the best zombie combinations, but damn if I don't always fall back on RB as a default cube/draft/new standard environment strategy.
Plus, plant zombies are pretty stupid
You know what really bugs me?
Pharika doesn't make Gorgon tokens. Her description calls her the mother of all Gorgons, Wizards of the Coast already made a few Gorgon-matters cards in the block, and Gorgons perfectly fit Black/Green tokens with Deathtouch, yet they used Snakes instead.
It's like they were intentionally trying to make her flavor suck.
Pharika doesn't make Gorgon tokens. Her description calls her the mother of all Gorgons, Wizards of the Coast already made a few Gorgon-matters cards in the block, and Gorgons perfectly fit Black/Green tokens with Deathtouch, yet they used Snakes instead.
It's like they were intentionally trying to make her flavor suck.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Yeah, that stuck out pretty big. I mean, it's not as big of a failure as Emara because maybe this will have a purpose somewhere, but it's on that same level of just shitting the bed. They've not done so well in closing the loop on intentional cycles as of late.
Probably a flavor/dev conflict where she had to make 1/1s to not be too good, but Gorgons aren't supposed to be that small.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Yeah, I think "snake" is supposed to be "baby gorgon," essentially.
Plus, Gorgons are normally higher toughness than power, and they like making tokens squared stats for the sake of lessening confusion
divisionbyzorro
Member
Haha.
Astral Sheep 1W
Enchantment creature - Sheep
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.
0/5
Astral Sheep 1W
Enchantment creature - Sheep
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.
0/5
Haha.
Astral Sheep 1W
Enchantment creature - Sheep
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.
0/5
That card seems like it could be playable as a SB card
It could be mainboardable for control. Big body and life gain to make up for shocklands and Mana Confluence? Yes please.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Look at that smug space sheep chilling out making that dude carry his ass like Hodor.
phazedplasma
Member
I'm so into space sheep. I have no idea why.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Why is it that black always has the weird art? Nighthowler looks like an angry ferret, but its creature type is "horror."
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Someone needs to make a deck with Yoked Ox, Space Sheep and Trading Post.
ThLunarian
Member
Swords to Plowshares
Springjack Shephard
Springjack Pasture
Remote Farm
Mulch
Compost
The decklist writes itself
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
So how good are people thinking that Flamespeaker guy is?
ThLunarian
Member
He looks pretty great to me. Connecting with him is drawing 2 cards, or at worst, getting 2 land off the top of your deck. Plus... Double strike AND trample? Good grief.
Seems like they really pushed him.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm just concerned he's a Win More. The number of situations where you'd actually connect with him doesn't seem terribly high and you still have to pay for the extra cards that you can't cast if you don't do it on the same turn. Not to mention you have to do it after combat, meaning a lot of the burn and haste type stuff are less useful than they'd be otherwise.
Flamespeaker + Madcap Skills seems pretty decisive to me.
I just wanna try him with Thassa
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Well, I mean they do have deathtouch and interestingly enough they are Enchantment Creatures so they trigger Constellation.
keeblerdrow
Member
It's almost as if... gasp, a red/blue deck is being pushed!
In other news, I am looking for black, white, and green cards with ETB effects or other text boxes that will make people want to pay Athreos' 3 life to bury them. A B/W/x deck that chump blocks with everything and everything is more painful to return to hand than 3 life sounds interesting. I already like Sin Collector, Lifebane Zombie, High Priest of Pennance, and Cartel Aristocrat off the top of my head. Need to think more about making that decision painful for my opponent. And some non - creature permanents to turn Athreos on.
In other news, I am looking for black, white, and green cards with ETB effects or other text boxes that will make people want to pay Athreos' 3 life to bury them. A B/W/x deck that chump blocks with everything and everything is more painful to return to hand than 3 life sounds interesting. I already like Sin Collector, Lifebane Zombie, High Priest of Pennance, and Cartel Aristocrat off the top of my head. Need to think more about making that decision painful for my opponent. And some non - creature permanents to turn Athreos on.
You should also consider playing that hybrid X sorcery spell from guildpact that returns every creature with CMC equal to X from your graveyard to the battlefield. It's not that good, but it could possibly do some interesting things. Eidolon of Roots could also combo with other enchantment creatures, and bestow ones in particular could be good if convined with a sacrifice outlet that gets you anything out of the deal. (you get to sacrifice the bestowed creature and then the bestow creature iself, which can be bestowed again if your opponent doesn't pay the life). There's also Odunos River Trawler, which gets back enchantment creatures and can sacrifice itself to do it again.
Still, I'd say having them NOT pay the three life is a more interesting proposition, since that means free card advantage for you. Running cards such as Varolz, the Scar-Striped might be a good idea, as the only other cheap sacrifice outlet you have access to is Undercity Informer, which isn't that good to begin with. Playing your normal goodstuff creatures with useful ETB/LTB abilities, such as Voice of Resurgence and Centaur Healer (more like a SB card, though) could work.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Obzedat, obviously. Shadowborn Demon, maybe? Would work even if you don't have the creature count to keep him up since he'll end up in your hand with the ETB effect again. Those might be a bit expensive mana-wise for the deck you're looking at.
blindrocket
Member
Haha.
Astral Sheep 1W
Enchantment creature - Sheep
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.
0/5
It's pretty nice with Chandra's +1. Unfortunately, blue isn't its strongest ally, since you can't really play counterspells with this guy. I suspect R/G is the best fit (Gruul War Chant? lol), though him and Xenagos aren't the best combo. It is very good with Ogre Battledriver though!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Yeah, I think most people are envisioning him in burn, but I don't see that.
He's only pre-ordering at like $7.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Double post.
Therefore, here is a picture of a Boon Satyr bestowed on an Astral Sheep.
Therefore, here is a picture of a Boon Satyr bestowed on an Astral Sheep.
Holy shit it's a mythic? lol gg
divisionbyzorro
Member
Okay, this looks pretty sweet (for limited).
Okay, this looks pretty sweet (for limited).
Dang! Limitited Sharknado.
Hahaha! It's a shark/sea serpent/dragon/crab/sailfish/seagul.......hey who is this Mockup!?!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Yeah. It looks like a fun set, but I have yet to see anything I'd call a "chase mythic" yet.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The only one so far is maaaaybe the red one. I can see someone breaking that somehow.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Doesn't seem like people are excited though. Only 7-8 dollar preorder.
It's not a bad thing though. I'd rather not have a new Voice of Resurgence.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah but those are the ones that surprise you.
Not saying its going to happen, just saying of the ones we've seen so far its the one with a chance.